Bateau Blanc 2023

Bateau Blanc is a natural wine crafted by Clos Bateau, in the Beaujolais region in France. This white wine is made with Chardonnay grapes, which makes up less than 5% of the production in Beaujolais, with the majority going to Gamay.

This wine is beautifully saline, with bright green apple touches and a hint of lime, camomile and lemon pith, topped off with a chalky mouthfeel.

About Bateau Blanc from Clos Bateau

When following a path in our vineyard down to a small river which crosses our meadow, we come at this mystical plot of Chardonnay. A plot surrounded by a lot of very old oak trees, blackberries, blackthorn and more and with a terroir specifically with a lot of clay. This is great for biodiversity: say hello to deers, hares and more but also a great breeding area for flavescence doree (which has killed with their virus now almost 1/3 of our plot). Unfortunatly with less vines this year, we hope to have it under control in a couple of years and do some replantation on the empty spots. With a press direct, vinified in amphore and a small part on a used barrel it’s became this mystical wine, just like the plot itself.

Production of just 1100 bottles